Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Anagha Kulkarni, San Francisco State University; Shasta Ihorn, San Francisco State University; Carol E. Tate, SRI International; Jennifer Nelson, San Francisco State University; Nina Narayan Hosmane, San Francisco State University; Nicole Adelstein, San Francisco State University; Pleuni S. Pennings, San Francisco State University; Torey D. Jacques, San Franciso State University; Ilmi Yoon, San Francisco State University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

program received NSF support and began conducting formalevaluation of the various program components, including mentoring. For the past year,COVID-19 has both led to unexpected program changes (e.g. a sudden move to fully onlineinstruction) and created new difficulties in collecting data. However, all the mentoring activitiesdescribed earlier were ported to online modality and continued to be offered as planned. Thuswe see value in using this small, somewhat anomalous data set as part of our ongoing formativeassessment of the program, and believe it has utility in helping us shape the next, post-COVIDphase of our work. Four students who served as mentors for the PINC program were interviewed in smallgroups in May of 2020 and four more

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Graduate Programs, Development, and Research Fellowships

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine G.P. Berdanier, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

in K-12 education, higher education, and Corporate America. Her research is focused upon the use of mixed methodologies to explore significant research questions in undergraduate, graduate, and professional engineering education, to integrate concepts from higher education and learning science into engineering education, and to develop and disseminate reliable and valid assessment tools for use across the engineering education continuum. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Characterization of Intellectual Merit and Broader Impacts Criteria in NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program ApplicationsAbstractThis research uses content

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Professional Skill Development

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn Schulte Grahame, Northeastern University; Susan F. Freeman, Northeastern University; Jake Alexander Levi, Northeastern University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

Civil and Environmental Engineering Department. She is a recent recipient of the Outstanding Teacher of First-Year Students Award and is interested in research that compliments and informs her teaching.Dr. Susan F. Freeman, Northeastern University Susan Freeman, is a member of Northeastern University’s first-year engineering facutly, a group of teach- ing faculty expressly devoted to the first-year Engineering Program at Northeastern University. The focus of this team is on providing a consistent, comprehensive, and constructive educational experience that endorses the student-centered, professional and practice-oriented mission of Northeastern University.Mr. Jake Alexander Levi, Northeastern University I am a

Conference Session

New Learning Paradigms II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Trenor, Clemson University; Shirley Yu, University of Houston; Denise Grant, Clemson University; Hibah Salem, Univesity of Houston

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Educational Research and Methods

funding for RET sites andsupplements, limited rigorous research has been conducted to determine the effects of suchfunding on teacher participants and subsequent student learning. Our work examines the impactof a Research Experiences for Teachers site conducted at a large university in a major U.S. city.The work consists of two phases: (1) investigation of the impact of the program on teacherparticipants’ perception of the field and efficacy to teach engineering and (2) impact of RET-developed teaching modules on students’ perceptions of the engineering field and motivation tostudy engineering. Results from the first phase of this ongoing project are reported in this paper;future publications will document the second phase of the

Conference Session

Robotics

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cathy Burack, Brandeis University; Alan Melchior, Brandeis University; Matthew Hoover, Brandeis University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

advanced science courses in highschool [12], [13], [3], the concerns persist that in an increasingly knowledge-driven globaleconomy, the United States needs to continue its efforts to expand the pipeline into STEM-related careers [3], [14].While the interest in expanding the numbers of young people moving into science andtechnology fields has grown, a relatively small proportion of the research on STEM educationhas focused on the role that after-school and out-of-school programs can play to reinforce STEMlearning and help engage young people in educational pathways leading to STEM careers; thisdespite the fact that the numbers of young people involved in after-school STEM-relatedprograms is growing. One national search identified over 70 existing

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen H. Edwards, Virginia Tech; Zhiyi Li, Virginia Tech/Department of Computer Science

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Designing Boosters and Recognition to Promote a Growth Mindset in Programming Activities April 29, 2019AbstractWhen one first learns to program, feedback on early assignments can easily induce a fixedmindset—where one believes programming is a fixed ability you either have or you don’t.However, possessing a fixed mindset perspective has negative consequences for learning. Thealternative is to foster a growth mindset, where one believes ability can be improved throughpractice, effort, and hard work. However, automated grading tools used on programmingassignments currently focus on objectively assessing functional

Conference Session

FPD 9: First-Year Projects

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S. Scott Moor, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Stephen Heindel, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne; Yanfei Liu, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne

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First-Year Programs

Page 24.482.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Energy Scavenging - an Introductory Engineering ProjectIntroductionFirst year engineering courses come with a wide range of objectives and configurations.However, it is quite common that they include a hands-on project of some kind. A recent work-in-progress attempting to develop a taxonomy for first-year engineering programs has noted fouroverarching possible categories for what is covered in these courses: 1) professional skills (e.g.,teamwork, communication), 2) engineering skills (e.g., mathematics, programing, graphics), 3)orientation to the engineering profession and 4) orientation to the particular university/program(including

Collection

Middle Atlantic ASEE Section Spring 2021 Conference

Authors

Ross A. Lee, Villanova University; Giles Wozniak, Villanova University; Alicia Piscitelli, Villanova University; Anitha Devi Kannan, Villanova University; Andrew Jester, Villanova University, Sustainable Engineering Program

foundational knowledge of systems associated with maintaining anddeveloping society, as well as the benefits they provide and the issues they foster. The STEEP(Social, Technological, Economic, Environmental, Political) framework, used in other corecourses in the Sustainable Engineering program, is the main methodology for assessing situationsholistically in Biomimicry [7]. STEEP allows students a complete view of the benefits andobstacles associated with designing new systems. To supplement the course fundamentals, guestlectures conducted by subject matter experts in their respective fields are arranged throughout thesemester. Guest lectures enrich learning through in-depth explanations of biomimetic designsrealized by an alternative mindset. During

Conference Session

Practice III: Multimedia Learning

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shamima Mithun, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Nancy Evans, Indiana University

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Educational Research and Methods

daily in-class processes. As a result, classroom time was utilized forprogramming activities instead of traditional theoretical lectures. Lectures were moved outside ofthe classroom through video lectures to be viewed prior to class attendance with a short recap ofthe video lectures provided in class before beginning the programming activities. Furthermore,students were also quizzed on the video lectures to promote watching the video lectures and for abaseline assessment of their understanding of content prior to class.In this project, the faculty member taught two sections of the introductory programming course(CIT 14000) in the Fall 2015 semester using a traditional lecture-based teaching approach and twosections of the same course in the

Conference Session

First-year Programs: Retention and Bridge Programs #1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kamau Wright, University of Hartford

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

supportinga diverse pool of scholars, in part by stimulating the retention and success of Black/African-American and Latino/Hispanic male students during their first year at the university. While thepaper endeavors to describe the program, various quantitative and qualitative metrics arepresented which support assessment of the efforts. The main focus of the present work is todiscuss these elements of the program, and highlight student performance through the lens ofengineering vs. non-engineering students in the program. While first year programs specificallyfor engineering students may be valuable, there could also be value in analyzing the impact ofnon-STEM oriented programs on engineering students’ retention and success. Alternatively

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 7: Experiential Learning

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Victoria E Goodrich, University of Notre Dame; Leo H. McWilliams, University of Notre Dame

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First-Year Programs

not trivial for a first-year student. (2) The design requirements can be structured to allow for many different designs or more highly constrained to force an outcome of more specific designs. (3) The cost of materials needed for the project is relatively low and all materials are easily obtained. The project could easily be changed by simply changing the allowable materials for construction.In both implementations, students were asked to write a short reflection on the skills acquiredafter completing the project. Reflections were categorized based on reflection themes todetermine common themes and trends. This assessment, while largely qualitative in nature,provides a snapshot of how well students internalize the

Conference Session

Construction 3: Beyond the Academy: Leveraging Partnerships, Internships, and Outreach

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kamalesh Panthi, East Carolina University; Donna A. Hollar, East Carolina University; George C. Wang P.E., East Carolina University

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Construction

understoodwhat a career in construction involves and their internship experiences greatly influenced theircareer aspirations. Whereas the authors’ affiliated program is predominately commercial based,it was expected that the majority of student respondents preferred to work in the commercialsector and their prior internship experiences were in the same sector.Students desired to apply their management-related skills as evident by their listing ofpreferential job activities. The listing of management-related job functions by industryemployers were well matched to the students’ preferences. However, only 25% of the studentsreported prior work in management-related job functions. A large proportion of students didcraft work during their prior work

Conference Session

FPD VIII: Crossing Bridges and Easing Transitions into the First Year

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Danny King, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Laura Masterson, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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First-Year Programs

sections and a “Big, Scary Lecture,” given by aBiology faculty member to introduce students to the large lecture setting they may have inseveral introductory courses. Introduction to the field of engineering. During the course of the Bridge program, thestudents learn about the field of engineering in a variety of ways. Through traditional lecture anddiscussion, students learn about the history of engineering, receive an introduction to thedifferent disciplines, and study the idea and process of engineering design. Students are alsoasked to give a very short presentation about an engineering field, invention, gadget, or famous Page

Conference Session

FPD1 - Early Success and Retention

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna Reese, Mississippi State University; Robert Green, Mississippi State University

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First-Year Programs

17,000students. The Bagley College of Engineering enrolls approximately 2,500 students, 2,000 ofwhich are undergraduates. The College awards approximately 370 B.S. degrees per year throughten engineering programs (aerospace, biological, chemical, civil, computer, electrical, industrial,mechanical, software, and computer science). Demographically, approximately 12 percent of theBagley College of Engineering undergraduates are African-American and 18 percent are female.Also, the Bagley College of Engineering ranks in the top 10 percent among U.S. colleges of Page 13.82.2engineering in research expenditures (~$58M).In the fall of 2001, the Bagley College

Conference Session

Training Faculty to Teach CE

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Decker Hains, U.S. Military Academy; Mark Evans, U.S. Military Academy; Stephen Ressler, U.S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

course organization • Development of interpersonal rapport with students • Teaching with technology • Classroom assessment techniquesDuring the first few days of the six-day seminar, ExCEEd faculty mentors present high-qualitydemonstration classes to supplement the seminars. During the latter half of the workshop,participants apply what they have learned by preparing and teaching three actual classes in asmall-group setting. This collaborative "learn by doing" format ensures that participants willmake substantive improvements in their teaching skills by the end of the course.9 The ASCEWebsite, http://www.asce.org/exceed/ , provides detailed information on the program and theapplication process.Although the

Conference Session

Technical Session 5 - Paper 5: The Impact of Prior Programming Experience on Computational Thinking in First-Year Engineering Experience.

Collection

2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

Authors

Noemi V Mendoza Diaz, Texas A&M University; Deborah A. Trytten, University of Oklahoma; Russ Meier, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Janie M Moore, Texas A&M University

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CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

science course]. The class was just a C++ programming class and there was a lot of problems in there that I have never done before. It was really fun to work on those problems. One of them was a string calculator. I think it might be a common problem that y’all give but C++ doesn’t have the memory to take integer, so you would make a calculator using string to be able to do large calculations like multiplication, subtraction, and addition. I didn’t do division, I don’t know why I didn’t do division, maybe because it was too hard. It might have been a bonus problem. It was really fun figuring out how to approach the problem and getting to solve it was a lot of fun. I think that increased my

Conference Session

Gender & Minority Issues in K-12 Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam Christensen, Georgia Institute of Technology; Willard Nott, American Society of Mechanical Engineers; Douglas Edwards, Westlake High School; Leann Yoder, Jets, Inc.; Christina Ho, Engineers Without Borders; Shannon Flanagan, Engineers Without Borders; Stephanie Hurd, JETS, Inc.; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology; Donna Llewellyn, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jeffrey Rosen, Georgia Institute of Technology; Cathy Leslie, Engineers Without Borders; Samuel Graham, Georgia Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

-world reinforcementof sustainable engineering practices and promotes the education of ethically responsible andinternationally aware students. We postulate that this move away from competition-basedmotivations and towards community service will be particularly appealing to non-traditionalengineering students such as minorities and women.This paper will examine the case study of EWB-Westlake High School, the first ever high schoolEWB chapter, which was chartered in the Fall of 2006, and conducted a work trip to Tanzania inJuly, 2007. The program assessment surveys address which specific activities were effective andwhich need future refinement, and explore the impact that an engineering service learningprogram can have on the future goals of the

Conference Session

CIT Division Technical Session #8

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tasmeer Alam, Morgan State University; Hashmath Fathima, Morgan State University; Kofi Nyarko, Morgan State University; John Attia, Prairie View A&M University; Petru Andrei, Florida A&M University - Florida State University; Shujun Yang; Sacharia Albin, Norfolk State University; Corey Graves, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (CoE)

learning onboth students and teachers. Despite the hybrid nature of the program, students excelled in theirtechnical skills due to the effective collaboration using video conferencing tools. However,during the post-program survey, one primary concern was reported regarding the reducedparticipation of women students in the program. Simultaneously, the women participantsreported less satisfaction and reduced confidence and knowledge gain than men. The transitionof the SCR2 program from on-site to online and finally hybrid model exemplifies how innovationin engineering education can overcome the challenges posed by the health crisis. However, it isevident from the assessment results that more attention is needed concerning the experience ofwomen in

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth A. Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Dianna Newman, University at Albany/SUNY; Kathy Ann Gullie Ph.D., Evaluation Consortium University at Albany/SUNY; Yacob Astatke, Morgan State University; Charles J. Kim, Howard University; John Okyere Attia P.E., Prairie View A&M University; Petru Andrei, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Mandoye Ndoye, Tuskegee University

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

constructivist methods in technology-supported learning: evidence of student impact”, Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, California, 2009.7 R. J. Beichner, “The student-centered activities for large enrollment undergraduate programs (SCALE-UP) Project”, Research-Based Reform of University Physics, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 2-39, 2007 .8 H. Dori and B. Breslow, “How Much Have They Retained? Making Unseen Concepts Seen in a Freshman Electromagnetism Course at MIT Technion, Israel Institute of Technology Department of Education in Technology and Science Haifa 32000 Israel”, Journal of Science Education and Technology, vol. 16, pp. 299-323, 2007.9 D. Newman, D.E. Rinhard, and G

Conference Session

Engineering Programs and Institutional Factors

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela M. Kelly, Stony Brook University; Monica Bugallo, Stony Brook University

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

cognitive load when engaged with science and engineeringapplications. By examining middle school strategies in informal learning contexts, classroomteachers may more easily identify student difficulties and plan engaging, challenging, andcognitively rewarding lessons.Limitations The present study has several limitations, both contextual and methodological. The samplesize of students and instructors was relatively small, which may limit generalizability. Althoughteachers were interviewed before and after the program, interviews with students would allow formore nuanced understandings of programmatic impacts. Also, future research may measurestudents’ cognitive and affective outcomes on a larger scale quantitatively, which would providemore

Conference Session

FPD 2: Retention

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anant R. Kukreti, University of Cincinnati; Kristen Strominger, University of Cincinnati - School of Energy, Environmental, Biological and Medical Engineering; Urmila Ghia, University of Cincinnati

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First-Year Programs

experiences provide the skills for students to work and communicate insmall or large groups, and to interact with peers and professionals in ways that will benefit boththeir academic and professional careers. As such, networking activities are vital to the success ofSTEP students.Academic Assessment and Monitoring Program Gardner23 and Tinto24 suggest that faculty/professionals-student interaction outside theclassroom positively affects retention. They provide opportunities for building community andcapacity through academic/social networks. This program activity is structured keeping this inmind. An academic undergraduate degree Program Advisor is identified for each STEP student,and the students are required to meet with this advisor during the

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Technical Session 11: Curricular and Program Innovations

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marisa Exter, Purdue University; Iryna Ashby, Purdue University; Mark Shaurette, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

of precedent materials, and experienced instructional designers’ beliefs about design character. These studies have highlighted the importance of cross-disciplinary skills and student engagement in large-scale, real-world projects. Dr. Exter currently leads an effort to evaluate a new multidisciplinary degree program which provides both liberal arts and technical content through competency-based experiential learning.Iryna Ashby, Purdue University Iryna Ashby is a Ph.D student in the Learning Design and Technology Program at Purdue University with the research interests focused on program evaluation. She is also part of the program evaluation team for the Purdue Polytechnic Institute – a new initiate at Purdue

Conference Session

Retention

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Niranjan Hemant Desai, Purdue University Northwest; George Stefanek, Purdue University Northwest

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

, Application of classroom concepts in industry12 How Important is the WOW Factor in Introduction of hands-on First Year Engineering Courses? work into classroom13 The Wright State Model for Engineering Improving math skills, Mathematics Education: A Longitudinal Introduction of hands-on Study of Student Perception Data. work into classroom14 Management and Assessment of a Mentorship program, Successful Peer Mentor Program for Interaction with industry Increasing Freshman Retention.15 Building a Summer Bridge Program to Improving math skills, Increase Retention and Academic Success

Collection

2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Michael Korostelev; Ning Gong; Ralph Oyini Mbouna

Modernizing Engineering and Technology Programs in the General Education Curriculum through Two-Way Teaching and Gamification Michael Korostelev, Ning Gong and Ralph Oyini Mbouna Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Temple University Philadelphia, PA 19122, U.S.A.AbstractFor many undergraduate humanities majors, STEM courses comprise a small portion of theirgeneral education curriculum. As technology becomes so prevalent in the lives of students,engineering departments have begun offering their own condensed general education classes.Traditional engineering teaching methods must be altered to accommodate non

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Monday Potpourri

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kerry Meyers, University of Notre Dame; Cory Brozina, Youngstown State University

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First-Year Programs

(as well as to minimizemajor changes and time to graduation). The original course involved 1 large section of 200+students with 1 course instructor, and each of the five engineering disciplines had 2 weeks topresent information on their program. There were 2 weeks left at the end of the semester inwhich students also heard about internship and co-op opportunities available to them as well as apanel of professionals from different engineering disciplines.The newly designed course involved using 5 instructors representing each of the disciplines ofengineering (2 full time faculty and 3 industry professionals hired as adjunct faculty) over 10sections of 20-25 students per section to engage in small group activities. Students attend asession for

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Technical Session 8: Project-based Learning and Cornerstone Courses

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mike Elmore, Binghamton University; Sharon B Fellows, Binghamton University; Koenraad E Gieskes, Binghamton University; Lee A Cummings, Binghamton University

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First-Year Programs

Question 5 For the first-year engineering program in the Watson School retention has improved.Anecdotal evidence from students and instructors suggests that the change in the first-yearengineering program’s approach plays a large part in keeping students engaged and wanting tofurther experience the world of engineering. The engineering design process was built into thecurriculum in a way that allowed students to develop ideas, create designs, evaluate them, andcommunicate the results by thinking creatively and abstractly. Students developed effectivecommunication skills by presenting their design plans, results, tests, and redesigns. They wereable to articulate a particular approach to a design, what went wrong with a design, and whatsteps were

Conference Session

First-Year Programs (FPD) Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amber Kemppainen, Michigan Technological University; Gretchen L. Hein, Michigan Technological University; Steve Haisley Patchin, Center for Pre-College Outreach - Michigan Technological University; Kimberly D'Augustino; Cody J Kangas, Michigan Technological University

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First-Year Programs

timely manner. Additional thought must be put into thisproject before it would be ready to use at other Mind Trekkers’ events. When the biomechanicsproject is used in the summer youth program again, assessment data will be collected to Page 23.953.9determine which components of the project most excited and/or interested the students. With thisinformation, the Mind Trekkers biomechanics demonstration would be modified to highlightthese aspects of the project.The Wind Energy (Blow Me Away!) project is an activity that is readily adaptable to any STEMrelated informational meeting, workshop or engineering/science night. The lesson plan, alongwith

Conference Session

Administering First-Year Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Russell Korte, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; David Goldberg, University of Illinois, Urbana

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First-Year Programs

socialize with other members of their team.Within this community structure, students had a large amount of discretion and choice regardingtheir participation and the activities they pursued. While participation was not mandatory, moststudents participated in the regular meetings and special events. Camaraderie developed quickly.Preliminary Results from Inaugural iCommunity in Fall 2009At the time of this writing, the iCommunity just completed its first semester. While study andevaluation of this program continues, preliminary findings indicate successful outcomes formany students. These outcomes tend to show high levels of student engagement, efficacy, andself esteem, along with increased enthusiasm for and identification with a career in

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Goli Nossoni, University of New Haven

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First-Year Programs

entitled Introduction to Engineering at the University of NewHaven were surveyed in this study. Students take this course either in the fall or spring of theirfirst year depending on their math placement. The course is project-based and students areexposed to three small projects related to different engineering disciplines and one large termproject that spans over half of the semester. In fall 2019, the three sections of the course weremodified to incorporate use of the makerspace more consciously into the final project. This wasdone with two objectives in mind: (1) to improve the first-year retention of engineering students;and (2) to engage the Gen Z students more with the learning and give them broader experiences.As part of their first

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Gettens, Western New England University; Andrew Zimbroff, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Harlan E. Spotts Jr., Western New England University; Cameron Houser, 3 Day Startup; Alexis Taylor, 3 Day Startup; Mary G. Schoonmaker, Western New England University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

process and helps foster entrepreneurial communities through leadership development. Alexis is also responsible for new program generation, leading the organization’s program assessment initiative and building cross-university ecosystem knowledge through the 3DS Academic Council. Before joining 3 Day Startup, Alexis was the former Lead Organizer of 3 Day Startup Creighton, a locally run 3DS program where she was instrumental in launching the first program in the Midwest. She has also worked in the nonprofit sector for four years, in venture capital advising and vetting startups, and with an international startup called Appconomy.Dr. Mary G. Schoonmaker, Western New England University Dr. Schoonmaker is an Assistant